According to former NSA Director Gen. Odom, "They [al Qaeda] implore the United States to bomb and invade Iran and destroy this apostate Shiite regime. As an aside, it gives me pause to learn that our vice president and some members of the Senate are aligned with al Qaeda on spreading the war to Iran."

What is your opinion of al Qaeda? Do you disapprove of their violent methods, and if so, what differentiates their tactics from Iran-supported groups like Hezbollah? The Taliban in Afghanistan is funded by Iran: is this good policy seeing as you're supposed to detest them?

On the other hand, what is your biggest complaint about American foreign policy? And keeping in mind that we consider Iran having nuclear capability very worrying, what would you have us do differently if you were in our shoes?

Iran recently urged OPEC to drop the declining US dollar and to accept other currencies in exchange for oil. Your country has even gone so far as to create the Iranian Oil Bourse. This strongly threatens the dollar's position as the reserve currency of the world. Is there any discussion at all in your country about these developments?

I bring that up because several have put forth the argument that Saddam's decision to accept Euros in exchange for Iraq's oil was a major factor that led to US aggression. Venezuela and your country have made similar moves, and as you can see, we're not exactly on friendly terms. Our leaders know that the end of the dollar hegemony would cause great chaos and heavily decrease US influence around the globe.

Also, speaking of oil, do you find it ironic that despite all the rhetoric, Israel imports Iranian oil via Europe for of its high-grade quality?